Tag: popular

All the articles with the tag "popular".

• My Experience with the Amazon Promotion Process

  Originally:Jan 24, 2023 | updated Feb 21, 2026

  |3 min read

  My promo journey at Amazon took two years from when I first thought I was ready. One rejection, a lot of reflection, and a manager's quote that made it all click.

• DevOps from Scratch, Part 1: Vagrant & Ansible

  Published:Sep 19, 2016

  |16 min read

  Ever wondered how to build and deploy a web app from scratch? This is the first part of my 'DevOps from Scratch' series, where we'll get hands-on with Vagrant and Ansible to automate our local development setup for a Python web application.

• Answers to Django Security Questions

  Published:Oct 16, 2015

  |9 min read

  I found a list of Django security questions but couldn't find clear answers anywhere. So I dug in and wrote them myself, covering everything from CSRF and SQL injection to password hashing and mass assignment.

• Dangerous Python Functions

  Originally:Jul 26, 2015 | updated Feb 21, 2026

  |4 min read

  Python's dynamic nature can lead to subtle bugs that are hard to catch. I've created a deck of cards highlighting dangerous Python functions like eval(), exec(), and input() that can cause security vulnerabilities or unexpected behavior.

• Code Review Best Practices

  Published:May 5, 2015

  |9 min read

  A comprehensive guide to effective code reviews, covering what to look for in terms of architecture, style, and testing, as well as how to provide constructive feedback.